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Brexit Results Prove Increasingly Costly To Britons

1:49pm October 11, 2016

by Frank Langfitt

Since the U.K. voted to leave the European Union last June, the value of the pound has fallen 16 percent — making the U.K. relatively cheap for foreign tourists, but bad news for British consumers.

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Girls stand in front of their destroyed home in the Dumont section of Port Salut, Haiti. They're now living in the thatched shack that's directly behind the rubble of their home.

How Many Houses Did Hurricane Leave Standing In Port Salut, Haiti?

1:27pm October 11, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

Hurricane Matthew hit the coastal city dead-on. A grim tally is underway to figure out how many homes were destroyed — and how much help is needed to rebuild.

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A 60-year-old local man who lost his two sons and his wife in airstrikes stands inside his collapsed home in Aleppo, Syria, on Monday.

VIDEO: Aerial Footage Shows Scale Of Destruction In Aleppo

12:45pm October 11, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

They are haunting images: rubble-filled streets and entire blocks of ghostly facades. The United Nations says about 250,000 civilians are trapped in rebel-held eastern Aleppo.

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Vladimir Pozner Discusses Russia's View On Syria

7:15am October 11, 2016

As Russian airstrikes pound civilians in Syria, U.S.-Russian relations have sunk to a post Cold War low. Steve Inskeep gets the Kremlin view from veteran Russian journalist Vladimir Pozner.

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China Imposes Restrictions To Try To Cool Real Estate Bubble

7:15am October 11, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

Many Chinese returned from a weeklong national holiday to discover that they could no longer purchase real estate, as local governments imposed restrictions intended to control massive asset bubbles.

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Refugees Detain Syrian Suspected Of Planning Attack, German Police Say

7:15am October 11, 2016

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

After a nationwide manhunt, Germans are relieved that a Syrian refugee suspected of preparing a bomb attack has been captured and arrested. He was seized and handed over to police by other refugees.

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Samsung Halts Sales Of Galaxy Note 7 Smartphones

9:47pm October 10, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

Last month the South Korean tech giant recalled 2.5 million phones amid reports that their batteries were safety risks. There are reports that the replacement devices are dangerous too.

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Aid Worker Outlines Humanitarian Situation In Haiti After Hurricane Matthew

4:40pm October 10, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Holly Frew, emergency communications manager for the aid group CARE, about aid relief in Haiti after Hurricane Matthew.

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Turkish Government Extends State Of Emergency After Failed Coup

4:40pm October 10, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

Roughly 100,000 people in Turkey have been suspended, arrested or fired since July's failed coup. But the government decided it needs another three months of emergency powers. Human rights advocates, media watchdogs and others are criticizing the widening purge, saying the goal now appears to be to wipe out political opposition in addition to any coup supporters.

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New Data Reveal Increase In Hate Crimes After U.K. Brexit Vote

4:40pm October 10, 2016

by Frank Langfitt

European embassies in United Kingdom logged dozens of incidents of suspected hate crime and abuse against their citizens after the Brexit vote, according to figures obtained by The Guardian. The newspaper said the vast majority of victims were from Eastern Europe, and Poles were targeted more than all other nationalities combined.

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